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Originally Posted by growlithing
My parents refused to treat my ADHD because they don't believe it exists and they believe that any sort of mental illness as embarrassing. My schools were constantly pushing to have me tested and my mom would take me from psychiatrist to psychiatrist, trying to find one that would say I don't have ADHD. I was tested more than 5 times and all of them diagnosed me with it. She halfway tried to treat me when I was ten, but I felt so ashamed for having ADHD I threw up the meds and she never tried to treat it again. I know the emotional aspect of shaming me was abusive, but would you consider denying me treatment on basis of belief to be abusive?
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I am so very sory you are going through this.

Sadly, you are in a situation where your parents are scared of a mental diagnosis and this hinders your treatment. I don't know if one could so far as to say it is abuse though. The courts do not see withholding treatment as child abuse unless it is a life-threatening illness. Would asking your Mom to take you to therapy help? Even if there are no meds given, talking to a T would help. I wish you the best and hang in there.